Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gorteennamuck, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteennamuck
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.78066, -7.48324
- SMR number
- KK009-006----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a hill with good views in all directions. A raised circular area (diam. 38.5m) enclosed by a substantial flat-topped, earth and stone bank (ext. H 2.1m; max. Wth 6m) and a partially waterlogged fosse with external bank. All enclosing elements are best preserved from NE-E-SE. The fosse (Wth 2.6m) is partially infilled from S-W due to bank slump and at NNW it widens to form a triangular projection (dims. 12m x 6m). The external bank is also flat-topped and denuded from SW-W-NW. A clearly defined causewayed entrance (Wth 2.3m) is visible to NE; a narrower entrance (Wth 1.65m), also causewayed, is less defined to SW. A low earthern bank (Wth 2m; max. H 0.5m) bisects the interior from NE-SW. Externally, to SE, a low earthen bank (L 15m; Wth 2m), extending in a NW-SE direction may represent an ancient field boundary.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.